The vehicle model year is 1972 or earlier, and the vehicle is used for general transportation

The vehicle is used for general transportation and meets the definition of a pioneer, classic or street rod vehicle (Minnesota Statute 168.10).

The vehicle is registered in one of the Collector Classes (pioneer, classic car, collector, street rod)

Front display - A single license plate is issued to the following vehicles for display on the front of the vehicle:

Tractors and truck-tractors, used in tractor-trailer combinations

Farm class vehicles, 20 model years or older

Expiration: All motorcycle registrations expire in February. The license plate displays the month of expiration sticker and a year validation sticker.

Standard Motorcycle License Plates

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Personalized & Specialized Plates

Personalized vertical motorcycle plates are also available for purchase for motorcycles (below) with an additional $100 payment for any plate issued. No more than four (4) identifying characters may be used for the license plates.

Personalized plates available for motorcycles:

​Gold Star Family

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​Support Our Troops

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​Volunteer Firefighter

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Military/Veteran Plates​

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​Afghan Veteran

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​Iraq Veteran

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​Vietnam Veteran

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​Medal of Honor

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​Persian Gulf Veteran

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​Korean Defense

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​Global War on Terrorism

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​Proud to be a Veteran

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Personalized Plate

​Classic Motorcycle Plate

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​Disability Plate​

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Please refer to the following pages for eligibility requirements for the above plates:

In 2008, Minnesota began to transition to digital license plate (DLP) technology. For the past several years, Minnesota has used digital license plate technology to produce the Critical Habitat Loon and Support Our Troops license plates. In 2008, Minnesota began to transition passenger plates to DLP. Eventually, all license plates in Minnesota will be manufactured using the DLP system. Digital License Plates are flat. The license plate numbers produced for the DLP system are black. If you have questions about the DLP system, please contact DVS at (651) 284-3896.

It will take several years to transition all Minnesota plates to DLP. In the meantime, many vehicles will continue to display license plates that are made of reflectorized sheeting applied to steel or aluminum. In most cases the letter and number characters are embossed and are non-reflective.License plates issued to passenger automobiles and dealer license plates are replaced at seven (7) year intervals; all other license plates are issued for the life of the vehicle.